First sentence of current book

[nataliecannon13]

I just started Heartaches by HM Irwing, and this line greeted me after I downloaded it:

"Anna Walters-Simmons wrinkled her nose in distaste as the strong scent of the freshly brewing storm mingled with the smell of damp earth, freshly tossed."

Very evocative! I'm looking forward to more.

[Booklover_CRJ]

Amara soared down in a slow, gradual descent through cold, heavy rain as she neared the camp of the Crown Legion.

Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher Book 4 of the Codex Alera

[TrainReading]

"An elegant hand flipped an old-fashioned lever and, with a satisfying sizzle, six light bulbs flickered into life above six long tables."

All that she can see- Carrie Hope Fletcher

[DeannaChristian]

"Come now; and let us reason together, saith the LORD: THOUGH YOUR SINS BE AS SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE WHITE AS SNOW; THOUGH THEY BE RED LIKE CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BE AS WOOL." (Isa 1:18)

from the book "The Prophecies of Christ in Isaiah" by Al Stoner

[J Gordon]

Thanks for reminding me I want to read this book. I previewed it in December and will have to read the rest. Are you enjoying it?

At the hour of the hot spring sunset two citizens appeared at the Patriarch's Ponds.

The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov

[J Gordon]

Yes, I always enjoy curling up with a book which has such a starting sentence

I just started Heartaches by HM Irwing, and this line greeted me after I downloaded it:

"Anna Walters-Simmons wrinkled her nose in distaste as the strong scent of the freshly brewing storm mingled with the smell of damp earth, freshly tossed."

It allows me to guess the writer will linger over the language and not simply rush ahead into a plot dilemma. Let it breathe!

Very evocative! I'm looking forward to more.

[ccrews0408]

"Abducted by nature’s unique take on beauty, I belonged to her from the moment she entered my life."

Superhighway 2 by Alex Fayman

[Savanahlorain]

During the third attack, Hazel almost ate a boulder.

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

[J Gordon]

Many of my student love Rick Riordan, and I even got a coloring book dedicated to his series, for one student. But I have yet to read him myself: this start sounds promising.

[MslwM2016]

Matthew’s body lay limp on the white sandy shore with a cool ocean breeze flowing through his matted, wet hair.

Boyer, Caleb J.. Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants

[Kev1990]

I sing of arms and of the man- the Aeneid

[Samy Lax]

"In the late summer of 1945, my parents were married in a remote alpine village not far from the Austrian-Italian border."

Cossack - Ronald McQueen

[J Gordon]

I sing of arms and of the man- the Aeneid

WHAT???

NOW after 4 years I finally learn where George Bernard Shaw got his title for the play
ARMS AND THE MAN!

Gratitude

[kfwilson6]

Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon

"They say when you're about to die, you see your entire life flash before your eyes."

Pretty gripping intro!!!

[brunettebiblio]

"I'm heading out! I won't be back 'til late!"

--Becoming the Dragon by Alex Sapegin